• Reasons (excuses) no longer needed to send in an absentee ballot for election by Nathan Sommer Murphy News Absentee voting has officially opened across the state for the Nov. 4 general election, and for the first time, registered voters are not required to provide a reason for voting early. Acc...Read More

Secretary of State Mark Ritchie announced Thursday, Oct. 25 that more than 180,000 Minnesota voters have requested absentee ballots. Of the ballots requested, 114,383 have already been returned by the voter and accepted. Ritchie also reminded voters that the absentee ballot period ends Nov. 5. “Vo...Read More